Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to trowel
Participle: troweled; trowelled
Gerund: troweling; trowelling
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | trowel |
| you | trowel |
| he;she;it | trowels |
| we | trowel |
| you | trowel |
| they | trowel |
Perfect
| I | have troweled; trowelled |
| you | have troweled; trowelled |
| he;she;it | has troweled; trowelled |
| we | have troweled; trowelled |
| you | have troweled; trowelled |
| they | have troweled; trowelled |
Past
| I | troweled; trowelled |
| you | troweled; trowelled |
| he;she;it | troweled; trowelled |
| we | troweled; trowelled |
| you | troweled; trowelled |
| they | troweled; trowelled |
Pluperfect
| I | had troweled; trowelled |
| you | had troweled; trowelled |
| he;she;it | had troweled; trowelled |
| we | had troweled; trowelled |
| you | had troweled; trowelled |
| they | had troweled; trowelled |
Future
| I | will trowel |
| you | will trowel |
| he;she;it | will trowel |
| we | will trowel |
| you | will trowel |
| they | will trowel |
Future Perfect
| I | will have troweled; trowelled |
| you | will have troweled; trowelled |
| he;she;it | will have troweled; trowelled |
| we | will have troweled; trowelled |
| you | will have troweled; trowelled |
| they | will have troweled; trowelled |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | trowel |
| you | trowel |
| he;she;it | trowel |
| we | trowel |
| you | trowel |
| they | trowel |
Perfect
| I | have troweled; trowelled |
| you | have troweled; trowelled |
| he;she;it | have troweled; trowelled |
| we | have troweled; trowelled |
| you | have troweled; trowelled |
| they | have troweled; trowelled |
Imperfect
| I | troweled; trowelled |
| you | troweled; trowelled |
| he;she;it | troweled; trowelled |
| we | troweled; trowelled |
| you | troweled; trowelled |
| they | troweled; trowelled |
Pluperfect
| I | had troweled; trowelled |
| you | had troweled; trowelled |
| he;she;it | had troweled; trowelled |
| we | had troweled; trowelled |
| you | had troweled; trowelled |
| they | had troweled; trowelled |
Conditional
Present
| I | would trowel |
| you | would trowel |
| he;she;it | would trowel |
| we | would trowel |
| you | would trowel |
| they | would trowel |
Perfect
| I | would have troweled; trowelled |
| you | would have troweled; trowelled |
| he;she;it | would have troweled; trowelled |
| we | would have troweled; trowelled |
| you | would have troweled; trowelled |
| they | would have troweled; trowelled |
Imperative
| you | trowel |
| we | Let's trowel |
| you | trowel |
Verbs conjugated like 'trowel'
annul,
bevel,
cancel,
carol,
cavil,
channel,
chisel,
compel,
control,
counsel,
court-martial,
cudgel,
decontrol,
dial,
dispel,
dowel,
drivel,
duel,
empanel,
enamel, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'trowel'
rowel,
towel,
trowl,
bowel,
crewel,
dowel,
grovel,
growl,
howel,
propel,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
The forms with ortographic changes are used in British English, in American English the doubling of the consonant is usually omitted.
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From Middle English trowell, trouel, truel, from Middle French truelle, from Late Latin truella, from Classical Latin trulla, the diminutive of trua (“ladle”). Doublet of trullo.
Sample Sentences
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He troweled the coarse mix with a twist, leaving a pattern of arcs.
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Most finish coats are troweled smooth, but sometimes you will have to add cosmetic touches to make the patch match the surrounding plaster, texturing the surface randomly or uniformly with any of a variety of tools, ranging from sponges to special trowels. [1980, Robert M. Jones, editor, Walls and Ceilings, Time-Life Books, →ISBN, page 26:]
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The whole Planet of the Apes set-up has been ripe for metaphor – from slavery and Afro-American revolution to European conquest of the Americas, even the war on terror. But mercifully, there's no big subtext being troweled on here. [2014 July 1, Steve Rose, “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes: a primate scream - first look review”, in The Guardian:]